Walton County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Walton County, Florida. Population: 76.6K.

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Median Home Price

$390.7K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$79.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$97.8K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,709

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.44%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,976

Property Tax$142

Insurance$163

Total Monthly$2,281

Historical Home Prices

2015

$333.4K

2016

$346.0K

+3.8%%

2017

$375.2K

+8.4%%

2018

$403.6K

+7.6%%

2019

$420.4K

+4.2%%

2020

$462.6K

+10.0%%

2021

$629.6K

+36.1%%

2022

$719.9K

+14.3%%

2023

$700.6K

-2.7%%

2024

$671.5K

-4.2%%

2025

$636.9K

-5.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

81.5%

Black

3.8%

Hispanic

8.2%

Asian

1.1%

Two or More Races

4.4%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

200

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

62.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 89/100

January Low

20°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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